外媒看中国：10款最好吃的月饼

 　　Mooncakes are traditional snacks/desserts of Mid-Autumn Festival, the second most important festival in China. It is said that there is a moon goddess who makes these cakes, so people call them mooncakes.

　　中秋节是中国第二大传统节日，月饼是人们在中秋节常吃的一种零食/甜点，传说月饼是月神嫦娥做的，因而称之为月饼。

　　People often give mooncakes as gifts when visiting friends and family around Mid-Autumn. There are many flavors of mooncakes on the market. So how do you choose?

　　在中秋节前后，人们在走亲访友时将月饼作为馈赠亲友的礼物。市面上的月饼有各种不同的口味。如何选择月饼的口味呢？

　　Here we introduce the top 10 flavors of mooncakes that you should consider trying to help you choose.

　　我们在下文中介绍了排名前十的口味，你在选择月饼的时候可以尝试一下。

　　外媒看中国：10款最好吃的月饼

　　1.Five Kernel¹ and Roast Pork

　　五仁叉烧馅

　　Five kernel and roast pork mooncakes are the most traditional classic flavor. Compared to other common flavors, five kernel and roast pork mooncakes are much more expensive. They are filled with mixed nuts and seeds (almonds, walnuts², and dried winter melon, sesame, and pumpkin³ seeds) and roast pork. You will get a different taste with each bite. Most Chinese, especially seniors, love this flavor.

　　五仁叉烧口味是经典的传统口味。相较于其他更为大众的口味，五仁叉烧月饼价格更高。五仁叉烧馅由各种坚果仁（杏仁，核桃，冬瓜干、葵花籽以及南瓜子）和叉烧肉混合而成。每一口都有不同的滋味。大多数的中国人，尤其是老年人，都很喜欢这个口味。

　　2.Red Bean Paste

　　红豆沙馅

　　Red bean paste (红豆沙 hongdousha /hong-doh-shaa/) mooncakes are filled with a rich, thick, red bean paste, and taste sweet and smooth. The red bean paste gives a lingering flavor, and the scent⁴ fills your mouth after each bite.

　　红豆沙口味的月饼里填满了滋味丰厚，口感黏稠的红豆沙，吃起来香甜顺口。红豆馅回味悠长，每吃一口都会感到口舌生香。

　　3.Lotus Seed Paste

　　莲蓉馅

　　Lotus seed paste mooncakes are a famous Mid-Autumn Festival dessert of Cantonese origin, which have become popular all over China and even overseas.

　　莲蓉馅月饼是一款有名的粤系中秋点心，在中国乃至世界范围内都很受欢迎。

　　Due to the high price of lotus paste, white kidney bean paste is sometimes used as filler, sometimes with duck eggs, so make sure you don't go too cheap and get a real lotus paste mooncake.

　　由于莲子蓉的价格非常昂贵，人们往往在其中加入芸豆蓉，有时也加上鸭蛋。所以要注意不要买便宜的莲蓉月饼，要购买真正莲蓉馅的月饼哦。

　　4. Snow Skin

　　雪皮月饼

　　Snow skin mooncakes are non-baked mooncakes, which originated in Hong Kong, and have become fashionable in China. The crust is made of frozen glutinous⁵ rice, and looks snow white. Now some people add juice to the crust to make it look more colorful. The fillings can be sweet or savory⁶, or both, such as fruit and duck egg yolks.

　　雪皮月饼是一种未经过烘烤的月饼，诞生于香港，而后享誉全国。饼皮是用冰冻后的糯米制成，看起来白亮如雪。现在人们也在饼皮中加入果汁，让它看起来更富色彩感。馅料可以是甜味的也可以是咸味的，比如水果馅或鸭蛋黄馅。

　　5. Vegetable and Fruit

　　果蔬馅

　　Fruit and vegetable mooncakes are filled with fresh vegetables and fruits, and taste soft and smooth. Fillings including honeydew, litchi.

　　果蔬馅月饼里有满满的新鲜蔬菜和水果，尝起来柔软顺滑。馅料包括白兰瓜，荔枝。

　　6. Chocolate

　　巧克力馅

　　Chocolate mooncakes make Mid-Autumn Festival more romantic. The attractive mooncake appearance and the thick scent of chocolate mix traditional Chinese culture and Western romantic culture together. The crust is made from chocolate and the filling can be oats, berries, Oreo flavor, etc.

　　巧克力味的月饼能让你的中秋节更加浪漫。这种诱人的月饼以好看的外观和浓香的馅料实现了中国传统文化与西方浪漫的文化的融合。馅料是由巧克力，浆果，奥利奥饼干等混合而成。

　　7. Green Tea

　　绿茶馅

　　Both tea and mooncakes are among the most traditional of Chinese foods, and together they create a new mooncake variety: green tea mooncakes. They are mainly filled with tea leaves and other ingredients, like lotus paste. With the taste of fresh tea leaves, the usually greasy⁷ taste of mooncake is well balanced.

　　绿茶和月饼都是最传统的中国食品，两者融合就成为了一种新式的月饼：绿茶月饼。这种月饼里主要的馅料是茶叶和莲蓉等。茶叶的清爽口感能够很好的中和月饼常有的甜腻味道。

　　8. Ice Cream

　　冰淇淋馅

　　Ice cream mooncake is a new look for traditional Chinese mooncakes. Cooling instead of warming, the refreshing⁸ taste makes it popular among young people.

　　冰淇淋月饼是传统中国月饼的新新式。它采用冷冻而非热加工的方法制成，在年轻人中颇为流行。

　　9. Cream Cheese

　　奶油芝士馅

　　The main feature of cream cheese mooncakes is the golden and crispy crust with a thick milky⁹ flavor. It is not as sweet as other mooncakes.

　　奶油芝士月饼的特色是其中金黄干脆的芝士脆屑，加上浓郁的奶香。它不像其他的月饼那样甜腻。

　　10. Seafood¹⁰

　　海味月饼

　　Seafood mooncakes are more expensive than other types of traditional mooncakes. As their name suggests, they are filled with seafood like abalone and seaweed. They taste fresh and salty. If you don’t like sweet mooncakes, and like seafood, seafood mooncake is a good idea.

　　海味月饼比其他各种口味的月饼都要昂贵。顾名思义，海味月饼中的馅料是鲍鱼，海带等海鲜。它们尝起来咸鲜可口。如果你不喜欢甜味的月饼，又喜欢海鲜，海味月饼将是一个不错的选择。

1 kernel   

n.(果实的)核，仁；(问题)的中心，核心

参考例句：

• The kernel of his problem is lack of money.他的问题的核心是缺钱。
• The nutshell includes the kernel.果壳裹住果仁。

2 walnuts   

胡桃（树）( walnut的名词复数 )； 胡桃木

参考例句：

• Are there walnuts in this sauce? 这沙司里面有核桃吗？
• We ate eggs and bacon, pickled walnuts and cheese. 我们吃鸡蛋，火腿，腌胡桃仁和干酪。

3 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

4 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

5 glutinous   

adj.粘的，胶状的

参考例句：

• The sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial.这种酱有些黏，尝起来不是非常地道。
• The coat covering the soft candies is made from glutinous rice.包裹软糖的江米纸是由糯米做成的。

6 savory   

adj.风味极佳的，可口的，味香的

参考例句：

• She placed a huge dish before him of savory steaming meat.她将一大盘热气腾腾、美味可口的肉放在他面前。
• He doesn't have a very savory reputation.他的名誉不太好。

7 greasy   

adj. 多脂的，油脂的

参考例句：

• He bought a heavy-duty cleanser to clean his greasy oven.昨天他买了强力清洁剂来清洗油污的炉子。
• You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时，你会厌恶油腻的气味。

8 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。

9 milky   

adj.牛奶的，多奶的；乳白色的

参考例句：

• Alexander always has milky coffee at lunchtime.亚历山大总是在午餐时喝掺奶的咖啡。
• I like a hot milky drink at bedtime.我喜欢睡前喝杯热奶饮料。

10 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。